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pay-daan

Meanings

1NounA1

ceiling

The inside surface forming the top of a room.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เปิดไฟbpèrt faiเปิดไฟbpèrt fai[to] turn on the light; [to] turn on the lightsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเพดานpay-daanเพดานpay-daan1upper limit; cap; ceiling2ceilingทุกคืนtúk keunทุกคืนtúk keunevery night
I turn on the ceiling light every night.
2NounB2

upper limit; cap; ceiling

A maximum permitted level that cannot be exceeded (e.g., price ceiling, budget cap, credit limit).

Examples

รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2the government; public sectorตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] set up; establish; found2[to] appoint; nominate3[to] put aside; save (money)4[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)5classifier: sets; collections; installations6[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)7[to] place upright; stand; erectเพดานpay-daanเพดานpay-daan1upper limit; cap; ceiling2ceilingราคาน้ำมันraa-kaa nám-manราคาน้ำมันraa-kaa nám-manoil price; fuel priceเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiso that not; in order not to; to prevent [sth]ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1the public; the people (citizens of a country)2citizenry (collective)3classifier: คนเดือดร้อนdèuuat rónเดือดร้อนdèuuat rón1[to] be in distress; suffer hardship; be troubled2[to] be affected; be inconvenienced; be put outเกินไปgern bpaiเกินไปgern bpaitoo; overly; excessively
The government set a price ceiling on fuel so that people won't be overly burdened.

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